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Ordinance No. 868 I 811 91 101 III 12 131 I 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 I I 211 I 22[1 I 23! I 24\, 2511 I I 261 I I 271 I I ?81 ~91 i 301 1 311 I 321 II II Ii Ii I: I' I: Ii II II II 1 il ORDINANCE NO. 868 211,. I AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF VERNON TO LICENSE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF I REVENUE AND REGULATION, CERTAIN KINDS OF BUSINESSES AUTHORIZED BY 31: LAW AND CARRIED ON IN THE CITY OF VERNON, INCLUDING SHOWS, EXHIBI- II TIONS, AND LAWFUL GAMES; TO FIX AND ESTABLISH THEIR RATES OF 4: LICENSE TAXES AND TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR COLLECTION BY SUIT OR I OTHERWISE; PRESCRIBING PFNAT.TIES FOR THE VIOLATIONS OF ANY PRO- 5 VISrONS OF THIS ORDINANCE., I\ND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS ! OF URDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH. 61 7 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: That the City Council of the City of Vernon have found and hereby declare that the public peace, health, safety, comfort, convenience and general welfare of the City of Vernon and of its inhabitants require the licensing for the purpose of revenue and regulation certain kinds of businesses authorized by law and carried on in the City of Vernon, including shows, exhibitions, and lawful games; the fixing and establishing of their rates of license taxes, and provisions for their collection by suit or otherwise, and that penalties be prescribed for the violations of any provisions of this Ordinance as follows: SECTION 1: DEFINITIONS. The following words and phrases whenever used in this Ordinance shall be construed as defined in this Section, unless a different meaning is intended from the context or unless a different meaning is specifically defined and more particularly directed to the use of such words or phrases: (a) Engaged in business shall mean the conducting, managing or carrying on of any profession, trade, calling, occu- pation or commercial enterprise in the City which is licensed under the provisions of this Ordinance as owner, officer, agent, manager, employee, servant or lessee of any of them. (b) Doing business shall mean actively engaged in any transaction for the purpose of financial or pecuniary gain or profit. (c) Business shall be held and construed to mean and -1- I r ~ j 1 include professions, trade, occupations, and all and every kind of 2 calling carried on for profit or livelihood, including but not 3 limited to warehousing. 4 (d) Employee shall mean all persons engaged in the 5 operation or conduct of any business, whether as owner, any member 6 of the owner's family, partner, agent, manager, solicitor and any 7 and all other persons employed or working in said business. 8 (e) Average number of persons employed shall mean the 9 average number of employees earning wages during pay periods 10 ending the nearest fifteenth of each month as shown by Form DE3 11 of the State of California, Department of EmplOYment, or other 12 form which may hereafter be adopted for reporting paYments due 13 under the UnemplOYment Insurance Act for each month of the pre- 14 vious calendar year, which shall be computed by totaling the 15 number of said employees and dividing that sum by twelve. If the 16 employer has been in business less than one year, the average 17 number of employees as shown by such form for the last quarter 18 shall be used; if the employer has not been p~viously engaged 19 in business, the estimation of the average number of employees who 20 will be employed during the remainder of the calendar year shall 21 be used. In computing the "average number of persons employed", 22 fractions of numbers shall be excluded. 23 (f) Peddler shall mean any person, other than a bona 24 fide salesman, or solicitor for any person engaged in business 25 and licensed under other Sections of this Ordinance, who sells, 26 or offers for sale, goods, wares or merchandise, either by going 27 from place to place for the purpose of selling, or offering for 28 sale, or by selling or offering for sale, such goods from a stand, 29 pack or vehicle, or in any door-way or entrance-way of any buil- 30 ding, or upon any unenclosed lot or parcel of land. 31 Peddler in addition to the usual definition thereof 32 shall also mean any person dispensing, disbursing, or distributin -2- ; II II [I I) I! Ii 'I 111 Ii '[ 21 I 311 411 5 il 611 7/1 il 8\1 911 10 I' 111 I I 121 1311 141[ 151 iI i i 16' 171 1811 19\1 II 2011 2111 2211 231 I 241 251 I 261 I 271 28 any comestible item in the City of Vernon from a motor vehicle either from place to place, house to house, or street to street, at random or by a fixed route or preconceived schedule 0 Peddler shall include retail catering vehicles in or upon which hot and/or cold food or drinks are displayed, sold, served or offered for sale or serving. Any person, as defined in Section 1 sub-section (f), may be investigated by the Police Department of the City of Vernon to indicate that person's good moral character and the fact that the intended activities shall not be harmful to the health, safety and welfare of prospective customers. The good moral character of the applicant may be ascertained through any or all of the following means: (a) The name and physical description of applicant; (b) Applicant's address (legal and local); (c) A brief description of the nature of the business and the goods to be sold and, in the case of products of farm or orchard, whether said products are produced or grown by the appli- cant; (d) If applicant is employed, the name and address of the employer, together with credentials establishing the exact relationship of applicant to employer's business; (e) The length of time for which applicant desires the right to do business; (f) If a vehicle is to be used by applicant, a descrip- tion of the same, together with its license number or other means of identification; (g) A photograph of the applicant, taken within 60 29 days immediately prior to the date of the filing of the applica- 30 tion. The picture shall be 2" by 2" showing the head and shoul- 31 32 ders of the applicant in a clear and distinguishing manner; (h) The fingerprints of the applicant and the names of -3- Ii II Ii I: i! II Ii 1\1 211 'I 311 411 q 5" 611 II 711 ,I 811 I, 9 Ii I 101 i 1 IIi, II 1211 131 14! I 1511 1611 17 i I 1 181 191\ II ::11 II 221,1 I 231 I, 2411 25 i' 2611 ! 1 27; , , 281 I 291 , 30 I! 31 il 3211 'I II :1 [1 at least two reliable property owners of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, who will certify as to the applicant's good character and business responsibility or, in lieu of the names of references, any other available evidence as to the good character and business responsibility of the applicant as will enable an investigator to properly evaluate such character and business responsibility. (i) A statement as to whether or not the applicant has been convicted of any crime, misdemeanor, or violation of any municipal ordinance, other than traffic violations, the nature of the offense and the punishment or penalty assessed therefor. (g) Motor Vehicle shall have the meaning as defined in the California State Vehicle Code. SECTION 2: UNLAWFUL BUSINESSES. No license issued under the provisions of this Ordinance shall be construed as its authorizing the conduct or continuance of any illegal or unlawful businesses. SECTION 3: LICENSE REQUIREMENTS. No person shall engage in any business, profession, trade or occupation, or perform any acts as are required to be licensed under the provisions of this Ordinance until such license is first obtained. No license shall be issued hereunder when the provisions of this Ordinance or of some other Ordinance of the City of Vernon requiring a license to be first obtained or to be first applied for as a prerequisite to entering into or performing any such business, trade, occupation or act, until such license is first so obtained or applied for as the case may be. Any license issued in violation of this Section shall cause said license to be void. Application for a license to conduct, carryon or engage in any business, profession, trade or occupation, or do or allow to be done any act requiring said license, shall be in writing to -4- I: I II Ii II :1 II II 111 I' !I 2!! II 3\1 II ,I 411 II 5 il 611 711 II el\ 9 !I I 10 11 I I 1211 1311 141 I 151\ 16 il 17 :1 1811 I' 1911 I, 2011 2111 I I 221 I 1 231 , ! 24 !I I 251 I 26' I 271 i 281 I 291 i 301 I I 31 i I 1 , 32' I ;, /1 Ii II 1.\ the City Clerk of the City of Vernon, stating the name of the per- , son, company or firm, the address, a resume of the business opera- tions, and the average number of employees. Each application shall be accompanied by a check or currency in an amount equal to the license fee required under this Ordinance. In accordance with the provisions of Section 24 of this Ordinance, an application for a joint license must be filed by all businesses involved stating the names of the persons, companies, or firms, their respective addres- ses, a resum~ of the business operations, and the total average number of employees employed in the conduct of all such businesses. No license shall be issued unless the City Clerk first shall have authorized the issuance of such license. SECTION 4: SUIT FOR RECOVERY OF UNPAID LICENSE FEES. Any license fee required to be paid hereunder shall be deemed a debt to the City of Vernon. Any person who is engaged in any business required to be licensed, without a license first being obtained, then that person shall be liable to an action by and in the name of the City of Vernon in any court of competent jurisdic- tion for the recovery of any such license fee amount. SECTION 5: CONTENTS OF LICENSES. All licenses shall be prepared and issued by the City Clerk upon the payment of the sum required to be paid hereunder. l. Each license so issued shall state upon its face thereof the following: (a) The person to whom it is issued; (b) The kind of business licensed; (c) The amount paid for the license; (d) The location of the business; (e) The date of the license's expiration. 2. Each license shall state upon its back thereof the following: "This license constitutes a receipt for the paYment of a license tax imposed by the City of Vernon and shall -5- 1 2 3 4 51 6 7 81 9 10 11 12 13 14 1S 1 161 17 18 19 20 21 I 22 231 241 25 261 I 27! 28 29\ 30 31 3211 I I I I have no other legal effecto Said receipt does not authorize the licensee, or any agent or employee thereof, to conduct the business or occupation, or to perform any act, specified on the reverse side hereof, or to conduct or perform any other business, occupation or act in the City of Vernon without strictly complying with all the provisions of the Ordinances of said City, including but not limited to those requiring a permit from any Officer of the City. THIS RECEIPT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A PERMIT. tI Any receipt issued upon the payment by check of any license tax shall be void unless the amount due is actually received by the City. SECTION 6: ISSUANCE OF LICENSES TO DEBTOR LICENSEES. No license for any ensuing current or unexpired license period shall knowingly be issued to any person who at the time of making application for any license is indebted to the City of Vernon for any unpaid license fee required to be paid under the provisions of any Ordinance of the City of Vernon. However, the City Clerk, or his duly authorized deputy, may enter into an agreement with any person indebted to the City of Vernon for the nonpayment of license fees for any past license period, agreeing with such persons that payment of delinquent license fees for any past license period may be made in equal installments extending over a period not to exceed one (l) year. By such agreement, the debtor shall acknowledge to the City and agree, in case default be made in the payment of any installment arranged to be paid thereunder, that the whole amount agreed to be paid shall become immediately due and payable. Debtor shall acknowledge to the City and agree that in case suit be brought to enforce the collection of the amount to be paid under such agreement, that the debtor will pay all costs of suit incurred by the City of Vernon. When such agreement is executed, licenses for any current or ensuing period -6- Ii' I I I I I 1 may be issued to debtor upon such person paying the fee prescribed 2 for the current or ensuing license period, together with penalties 3 if any. 41 5 6 7 81 I 91 10 11 12 13 14 SECTION 7: FEES FOR AMENDED LICENSES. No license issued pursuant to this Ordinance shall be transferable, provided that when a license is issued authorizing a person to conduct a business at a particular place, such licen- see may, upon application therefor and by paying a fee of $2.50, have the previously issued license amended so as to authorize the conduct of such business from some other location. SECTION 8: FEES FOR DUPLICATE LICENSES. Duplicate licenses may be issued by the City Clerk to replace any previously issued license which has been lost or destroyed, upon applicant's filing an affidavit attesting to such 15" fact. At the time of filing such affidavit, applicant shall pay 16 to the City Clerk a fee of $2.50. 17 18 I 19 20 211 22/ 231 24 25 26 27 28 291 30 31 32 SECTION 9: POSTING AND KEEPING LICENSES. Except as otherwise specifically provided by the pro- visions of this Ordinance, all licenses must be kept and posted in the following manner: (a) Subject to other provisions of this Ordinance, any licensee engaged in business at a fixed place of occupancy shall keep the issued license posted in a conspicuous place upon the premises where such business is conducted; (b) Any person engaged in business in the City of Vernon, but not operating at a fixed place of occupancy, shall keep the issued license upon his person at all times while engaged in such business; (c) Any person operating or conducting any business from a vehicle shall keep the issued licensefDr said vehicle firmly affixed to said vehicle in a conspicuous place. . Cl . II II -7- 241 25 26 27' 28 29 30 31 32/ II II II .! 3 411 5 6 7 8 91 10 11 12 13 14 15' I 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Ii II I I I I I I 11 2/ SECTION lO: ENFORCEMENT . (a) It shall be the duty and direction of the City Clerk of the City of Vernon to enforce each and all of the provisions of this Ordinance. The Chief of Police shall render such assistance in the enforcement of this Ordinance as may from time to time be required by the City Clerk. (b) The City Clerk, in the exercise of the duties imposed upon him and acting through his deputies, may examine any place of business in the City to ascertain whether or not the provisions of this Ordinance have been given compliance. (c) The City Clerk and all of his deputies shall have the power to enter, free of charge, at any time, such place of business as may be required to be licensed by the provisions of this Ordi- nance, and to demand an exhibition of such license. Any person having any such license theretofore issued in his possession or under his control, who fails to exhibit the same on demand, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to the penalty provided by the provisions of this Ordinance. (d) The City Clerk and each of his deputies may cause a complaint to be filed against any person found to be a violator of any of the provisions of this Ordinance. SECTION ll: LICENSE FEES. All license fees shall be paid in advance to the City Clerk of the City of Vernon in lawful money of the United States. SECTION l2: SEPARATE LICENSES FOR BRANCH ESTABLISHMENTSo Separate licenses must be obtained for each branch establishment or location of the business in which it is engaged. Each license shall authorize the licensee to engage only in the business licensed thereby at the location, or in the manner desig- nated in such license; provided, however, that warehouses and distributing plants used only in connection with and incidental to a business licensed under the provisions of this Ordinance shall -8- 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 141 151 16 17 18 191 20[ 211 221 231 241 25 26 I 27! 28 29 I 30 31 32\ I I I L I II 11 21 I 311 41 not be deemed to be separate places of business or branch estab- lishments. SECTION l3: DUE DATE OF PAYMENT FOR LICENSESo Licenses required hereunder shall be due and payable at I I I i I I I I I I I I I These licenses I i I i I I I 1 I , I I I I I I 1 I I I i I I I I I I I provisions of this Ordinance shall knowingly accept or receive any I I fees for any license which is less than or greater than the amount I I actually required to be paid under the provisions of this ordinance~ I I i I , I i i I I I and regulations as may be necessary to aid or assist in the enforcet , Such regulations, when I I the following times: (a) All licenses, unless otherwise expressly stated herein, shall be construed to be annual licenses and shall be payable on the first day of January of each year. shall expire on December thirty-first of each year. (b) Daily licenses shall be payable, in advance, on each day for which the license is obtained. The above licenses, whether annual or daily, shall be valid for the periods issued. SECTION l4: ACCEPTANCE OF LESSER AMOUNTS FOR LICENSE FEES. No person charged with the enforcement of any of the SECTION l5: RULES AND REGULATIONS. Upon the approval of the City Council aforehand, the City Clerk of the City of Vernon is authorized to make such rules ment of the provisions of this Ordinance. approved by Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon, shall have the same force and effect as though regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon. SECTION l6: REMEDIES, CUMULATIVE. The conviction and punishment of any person for engaging in any business without first obtaining a license to conduct such business shall not relieve that person from paying the license fee due and unpaid at the time of such conviction. The payment of any -9- 7 8 911 10 1 license fee shall not prevent a criminal prosecution of any person 2 for the violation of any of the provisions of this Ordinance or 3 any other Ordinance of the City of Vernono All remedies prescribe4 4 hereunder shall be cumulative and the use of one or more remedies 5 by the City shall not bar the use of any other remedy for the 6 purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Ordinance. SECTION l7: WRITTEN STATEMENT REQUIRED. DATE OF FILING FOR BUSINESS LICENSEo A written statement must be filed with the City Clerk by someone authorized to make the same and having knowledge of 11 the facts stated therein. Said written statement shall show the 12 average number of persons employed in the City of Vernon, as 13 defined herein, during the preceding calendar year, if the license 14 fee is based on the average number of persons employed by the 15 licensee in the City of Vernon. The written statement shall be 161 17 18 191 2011 2111 2211 I I 231 I I I 241 I 251 261 271 I 28/ ! 29\ 301 311 32 , ,I ! I I I t I l, made upon forms furnished by the City Clerk and shall include a certificate in substance as follows: "I declare, under penalty of making a false certificate, that this return is made by me; that I am authorized to make such return, and that to the best of my knowledge and belief it is a true, correct and complete return made in good faith for the year stated, pursuant to the provisions of the License Ordina~ of the City of Vernon 0 " (a) Said written statement shall be filed by the last day of February of the ensuing calendar year. (b) No statement filed hereunder shall be conclusive as to the matters set forth therein nor shall the filing of the same preclude the City from collecting, by appropriate action, such sum as is actually due and payable hereunder. The City of Vernon reserves the right to institute any legal proceeding which it deems necessary to examine, audit and inspect such licensee's books and records for the purpose of ascertaining the correct -lO- 1 amount of the license fee due. 2 (c) The information or data obtained from such examination 3 or audit, whether by court action or otherwise, or from any state- 4 ment required hereunder, shall be used for the purpose of en- 5 forcing the provisions of this Ordinance, and for no other purpose 6 (d) The written statement hereinabove required, shall be 7 filed at the time for which the license is applied, and the Clerk may withhold the issuance of any license until the required state- ment is furnished. :1 101 SECTION l8: FILING FALSE CERTIFICATES OR RETURNS. 11 12 13 14 Any person making or filing a false certificate or return under the provisions of this Ordinance, knowing the same to be false, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. SECTION 19: LICENSE FEE DELINQUENCIES AND PENALTIES. 15 (a) Delinquency date. All license fees required by this 161 Ordinance shall be deemed delinquent if they are not paid on or 17 before the time hereinafter prescribed: 18 (l) Annual licenses -- on or before the close of 19 business the last day of February of each year; 20 (2) Daily licenses -- on or before the close of busi- 21 ness for each day in which the same becomes due. 22 (b) Penalties. Whenever the license fee required by this 23 Ordinance is not paid on or before the delinquency date, a penalty 24 of lO% of the amount due for the license fee shall be imposed. 25 An additional penalty of 5% of the original license fee shall be 26 added at the close of business on the last day of each calendar 271 month thereafter. Every penalty shall become a part of the I 28 license fee required by this Ordinance. In no case shall the 29 total penalty for delinquent license fees exceed 50% of the 30 original license fee. 31 32 SECTION 20: NEWLY ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES. For any newly established business, the first license -ll- 131 14 15 161 171 181 19, 20' 21 221 I 231 I 24/ 251 261 271 I 28 29 30 311 32 , II p I j I I 1 l., 8 9 10 11 12 Ii Ii I Ii 1'1 21 II 3 4 51 6/ is subject to an annual license tax which is based upon the average number of persons employed and shall be ascertained and paid for in the following manner: After approval by the City Clerk to issue such license, applicant shall pay a license fee prorated upon the basis of the calendar quarters, or fraction thereof, remaining in the current 7 calendar yearo Applicant shall estimate the average number of employees working for the remainder of the current license year and use the schedule of license fees set forth in Section 26 of this Ordinance in determining the license fee amount payable under this Section. After approval by the City Clerk, the first license fee for any newly established business which is not subject to an I I annual license tax based upon the average number of employees, i I shall pay a license fee prorated upon the basis of the calendar I I quarters or fraction thereof remaining in the current calendar year/. I SECTION 2l: RENEWAL OF ANNUAL LICENSE. At the time of application for the renewal of the annual license required under this Ordinance, if the license fee is based on the average number of persons employed in the City of Vernon, then licensee shall file with the City Cler~on forms supplied by him, a statement showing the average number of persons employed in the City of Vernon in the conduct of applicant's business during the preceding year. This form shall also show the average number of employees as defined herein and computed as required in SECTION 1, Subsection (e) of this Ordinance. Said license fee shall be paid upon the basis of that statement. SECTION 22: FAILURE TO FILE STATEMENT OR CORRECTED STATEMENT. If any person fails to file any required statement within the time prescribed herein, or if after demand therefor is made by the City Clerk and said person fails to file a corrected -l2- I I I II II ,I II II III 211 311 4ii II 51 ! 61 7 8i, :1 9 !I 10 II II 1111 Ij 121' 1311 14'j 15,1 16 II I, 17 !I I I 181 , II 19 ii [, 20:1 ;1 I' I 211 i 221 1)31 '" ! 241 i r>51 K. I i 26 II I 27i I 28! I i 29\ i 30i I 31[ 3211 I' ,1 I! H il statement, the City Clerk may determine the amount of license fee due from such person upon information as he may be able to obtain. If necessary, the City Clerk may estimate the fee required to be paid hereunder upon the basis of average number of people employed, or by considering other facts. In case a determination is made, the City Clerk shall give notice of the amount so assessed by serving the same personally or by depositing the same in the United! i States Post Office at Vernon, postage prepaid thereon, and addresse~ ! to the person so assessed at his last known address. Such person I may, within lO days after the mailing or serving of such notice, make application in writing to the City Clerk for a hearing on the amount of the assessed tax. If application is not made within that! , , time prescribed, the assessment shall become final. If such an application is filed within the 10 day period, the City Clerk must cause the matter to be set for hearing within l5 days before the City Council. The City Council shall consider all evidence pro- I I I I I findings shall be served upon the applicant in the manner prescribe~ i Such findings shall! duced and shall make written findings thereon. A copy of such above for the service of notice of assessmento become final at the expiration of 5 days from the date of service within which time exceptions may be filed by the applicant. If filed, the City Council shall consider the exceptions, make such modification upon the written findings as may be deemed necessary, md thereupon the final assessment shall be made. SECTION 23: ADDITIONAL POWERS OF THE CITY CLERK. The City Clerk shall have the power to compromise any claim for license fees levied, pursuant to the provisions of this Ordinance. SECTION 24: JOINT LICENSES. Whenever any person is engaged in two or more businesses at the same location licensed under the provisions of this Ordi- nance, and where the license fee is based upon the average number -l3- I 8!1 91 I 101 11 12 I 131 I 141 15"1 161 171 I 18 I I , 19:1 2011 2111 II 221, 2311 I 2L1.1 -I 251 I 261 ! 2711 I 281 29! \ 301 I 311 321 I I Ii 21 3\ I 41 I 51 61 of employees of each of such businesses conducted at the same location, that person shall not be required to obtain licenses for the conducting of each such businesses, but shall be issued a joint license. The total number of persons employed in the conduct of each business shall be used as the basis for computing the amount of license fees to be paid for the carrying on of all such busi- 7 nesseso SECTION 25: INCIDENTAL BUSINESSES - PAYMENT IN MERCHANDISE. Whenever any person is engaged in any business licensed under the provisions of this Ordinance, and as an incident to such business accepts second hand goods, wares, and merchandise as part payment on new merchandise, said person shall not be required to obtain ~t license to deal in second hand merchandise as defined elsewhere in this Ordinance, and such acts shall not be considered as deali.ng in second hand merchandise. SECTION 26: BUSINESS LICENSE FEES. Subject to the provisions of all other Sections of this Ordinance, the fees required to be paid for each of the several businesses licensed under the provisions of this Ordinance are prescribed as follows: Every person doing business or engaged in any business, professi.on, trade or occupation, or performing any act, or other- wise de~tling in or with goods, wares or merchandise, and not else- where specifically licensed by other provisions of this Ordinance, shall pc:ty a license fee for each calendar year or portion thereof for the privilege of doing business in the City of Vernon as follows: (a) Every person employing zero (0) or one (l) employee shall pay the sum of $50.00 per year (warehousing with no employee in the City of Vernon shall pay the minimum of $50.00 per year); . . .00 i Ii !i n !I !i 11 I! -l4- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 (b) Every person employing two (2) to ten (lO) employees shall pay the sum of $75000 per year; (c) Every person employing eleven (ll) to twenty-five (25) employees shall pay the sum of $lOO.OO per year; (d) Every person employing twenty-six (26) to fifty (50) employees shall pay the sum of $150.00 per year; (e) Every person employing fifty-one (5l) to seventy-five (75) employees shall pay the sum of $200000 per year; (f) Every person employing seventy-six (76) to one hundred (lOO) employees shall pay the sum of $250.00 per year; (g) Every person employing one hundred one (lOl) to one hun- dred fifty (150) employees shall pay the sum of $300.00 per year; (h) Every person employing one hundred fifty one (151) to two hundred (200) employees shall pay the sum of $350.00 per year; (i) Every person employing two hundred one (201) to two hun- dred fifty (250) employees shall pay the sum of $400.00 per year; (j) Every person employing two hundred fifty one (25l) to three hundred (300) employees shall pay the sum of $450000 per year; (k) Every person employing three hundred one (301) to four hundred (400) employees shall pay the sum of $500.00 per year; (1) Every person employing four hundred one (40l) to five hundred (500) employees shall pay the sum of $550.00 per year; (m) Every person employing five hundred one (50l) to six hun- dred (600) employees shall pay the sum of $600000 per year; (n) Every person employing six hundred one (60l) to seven hun- dred (700) employees shall pay the sum of $700.00 per year; (0) Evezy person employing seven hundred one (70l) to eight hundred (800) employees shall pay the sum of $800.00 per year; (p) Every person employing eight hundred one (801) to nine hundred (900) employees shall pay the sum of $900000 per year; o . . -15- 1 (q) Every person employing nine hundred one (90l) to one 2 thousand (1,000) employees shall pay the sum of $1,000.00 per 3 year; 4 (r) Every person employing one thousand one (l,OOl) to one 5 thousand one hundred (l,lOO) employees shall pay the sum of 6 $l,lOO.OO per year; 7 (s) Every person employing one thousand one hundred one 8 (l,lOl) to one thousand two hundred (1,200) employees shall pay 9 the sum of $1,200.00 per year; 10 (t) Every person employing one thousand two hundred one 11 (1,201) to one thousand three hundred (l,300) employees shall pay 12 the sum of $1,300.00 per year; 13 (u) Every person employing one thousand three hundred one 14 (l,30l) to one thousand four hundred (l,400) employees shall pay 15 the sum of $l,400.00 per year; 16 (v) Every person employing one thousand four hundred one 17 (1,40l) to one thousand five hundred (1,500) employees shall pay 18 the sum of $l,500.00 per year; 19 (w) Every person employing one thousand five hundred one 20 (l,50l) to one thousand six hundred (1,600) employees shall pay 21 the sum of $l,600000 per year; 22 (x) Every person employing one thousand six hundred one 23 (l,60l) to one thousand seven hundred (1,700) employees shall pay 24 the sum of $l,700000 per year; 25 (y) Every person employing one thousand seven hundred one 26 (1,70l) to one thousand eight hundred (1,800) employees shall pay 27 the sum of $1,800.00 per year; 28 (z) Every person employing one thousand eight hundred one 29 (l,80l) to one thousand nine hundred (l,900) employees shall pay 30 the sum of $1,900.00 per year. 31 (aa) Every person employing one thousand nine hundred one 32 (1,901) and more employees shall pay the sum of $2,000000per year. -16- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 SECTION 26.l: CENTRAL STATION INDUSTRIAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE. (a) Every person engaged in conducting a central station protective signaling system for watchmen, fire alarm or super- visory services shall pay a minimum license fee of $75.00 per annum, which sum is to be paid at the time of applying for or renewal of the license. (b) The licensee shall pay to the City of Vernon 2% of the gross receipts of business arising from licensee's operations conducted in the City of Vernon, less the sum of $75.00, when 2% of the gross receipts exceeds $75.00. (c) Definitions: Protective Systems include, but are not restricted to, automatic sprinklers, standpipes, carbon dioxide systems, auto- matic covers and other devices used for extinguishing fires, and for controlling temperatures or other conditions dangerous to life or property. Protective Signaling Systems are electrically operated circuits, instruments, or devices, together with the necessary electrical energy, designed to transmit alarms or supervisory or trouble signals, necessary for the protection of life or property Central Station Systems are systems or groups of systems, the operations of which are signaled to, recorded in, maintained or supervised from a central station for the protec- tion of life or property. Any license granted under this Section must be approved by the Fire and/or Police Department of the City of Vernon before issuance of said license is given to the applicant. SECTION 27: LICENSE FEES FOR AUCTIONEERS. For every person, firm or corporation engaged in or carrying on the business of an auctioneer for the sale at auction of any real or personal property, and not having a fixed place of -17- Ii business in the City of Vernon, $50.00 per day. 21 SECTION 28: LICENSE FEES FOR PEDDLERS. ! 31 (a) For every person engaged in or carrying on the business 41 of a peddler for the purpose of selling or offering for sale any i 5[ goods, wares or merchandise, $75.00 per year, or portion of year 61 thereof, except as otherwise specifically set forth herein. 7 The first license of any newly established peddler shall all set forth a license fee prorated upon the basis of calendar quar- ,I 911 ters, or fractions thereof, remaining in the current calendar 10 II year. I 11 I All licenses for persons engaged in or carrying on the 12 'I! business of a peddler shall be annual licenses only. No refunds 131 shall be granted to any peddler who terminates his business in 1411 the City of Vernon before the expiration date of said license. 15!1 Any peddler's business may be transferred from one person Ii :i 1611 to another during the calendar year without the purchase of a new 1711 license for the unexpired term of the existing license; provided 1811 however, that all requirements of City departments having juris- 1911 II diction are given compliance. 2011 Catering vehicles operating on the streets of the City II 2111 of Vernon which service its businesses shall comply with the 22il 3ppropriate requirements of all City departments having jurisdic- i 231 I tion. Said catering vehicles shall first obtain the appropriate 2411 clearance and approval of all such departments prior to licensing. I , 25! Catering vehicles shall be defined and license fees determined as I 26! follows: I I 271 (a) Any catering vehicle engaged in the preparation and sale 281 of hot food and drink items from said vehicle, the sum of I 291 $lOO.OO per year; 301 (b) Any catering vehicle engaged in the preparation and sale 311 of cold food and drink items only from said vehicle, the sum of I ';./.2: $ oJ!1 75.00 per year. '1 II -18- il ~ l! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Catering vehicles, not otherwise licens~ operating in the City of Vernon to serve an auction or other special event, shall pay the sum of $5000 per day for each day of said operation. No license shall be issued to a peddler or to a catering vehicle until such catering vehicle or peddler's vehicle has been inspected and approved by the Fire Department and the Health De- partmento (b) For every peddler who calls attention to his wares, or advertises the same by the use of music, entertainment, speech, fancy or grotesque dress, or otherwise, upon any public street, alley or other public place, doorway of any room or building unen- closed or vacant lot or parcel of land within the City of Vernon, shall pay $300.00 per year, or any monthly portion thereofo SECTION 29: MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION. For every person conducting, managing or carrying on the business of taking or producing one or more motion pictures or photoplays, and having no fixed place of business in the City of Vernon, shall pay $100.00 per da~ SECTION 30: SELLING FRUITS AND VEGETABLESo For every person conducting, managing, or carrying on the business of selling fruits and/or vegetables from a vehicle, and having no fixed place of business in the City of Vernon, shall pay $75.00 peryear, or portion of year thereof. SECTION 31: DEALERS IN JUNK, METAL, RAGS, PAPER, ETCo (a) For every person having a fixed place of business in the City of Vernon, and engaged in conducting, managing, or carrying on the business of buying or selling, at wholesale or retail, any old metal, such as old iron, brass, copper or other metals, com- monly known as junk or scrap meta~ shall pay $720.00 per year. (b) For every person engaged in the business of buying or selling, or otherwise dealing in used or secondhand rags or papers and who is conmonly known as a secondhand rag or paper dealer -19- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 maintaining a fixed place of business in the City of Vernon, shall pay the sum of $420.00 per year. (c) Every person engaged in the business of conducting or operating, at wholesale or retail, any secondhand steel or cast iron oil pipe, water pipe, oil-well casing, and/or fittings for the same, and who is commonly known as a secondhand pipe dealer, maintaining a fixed place of business in the City of Vernon, shall pay the sum of $720.00 per year. SECTION 32: SHOWS, CIRCUSES, RODEOS AND OTHER AMUSEMENTS. Every person engaged in the business of conducting a show, circus, rodeo or other type of amusement in the City of Vernon, for which an admission fee is charged to or in any way collected from the persons attending the same, and which is carried on for a period of time less than thirty (30) days at one location, shall pay a license fee for each day or portion thereof during that time for the privilege of doing business in the City of Vernon, as follows: (a) The sum of $lOO.OO per day for such show, circus, rodeo, or other type of amusement; (b) The sum of $50000 per day for each sideshow for which an admission fee is charged, and which is operated as a side attraction to a show, circus, rodeo, or other type of amusement licensed und~ subparagraph (a) above; and (c) No license shall be issued for any businesses, pursuant to Section 32, unless the City Council shall have fir~authorized the issuance of such license. SECTION 33: LAWFUL REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSES. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed as re- quiring a license or the paying of a license fee for the doing of any act which would constitute an unlawful burden upon or an unlawful interference with interstate or foreign commerce or -20- 1 which would be in violation of the Constitution or the laws of 2 the United State or the Constitution or the laws of the State of 3 Californiao 4 SECTION 34: POWER TO REVOKE AND SUSPEND LICENSESo 5 PROCEDURES FOR REVOCATION AND SUSPENSION. 6 Any license granted, pursuant to the provisions of 7 this Ordinance, to any person to conduct, carryon or engage in 8 any business, trade, or occupation, by the City C~rk, shall not 9 be revoked or suspended except as provided in this Section unless 10 provision is otherwise specifically made. 11 No such license shall be revoked or suspended until a 12 hearing upon written notice to the licensee shall have been con- 13 ducted by the City Council. Written notice of such hearing shall 14 be served upon the licensee either by personal delivery thereof 15 by the City Clerk, deputy City Clerk, or by other individuals 16 appointed by the City Council to the person to be notified. 17 Written notice may also be served by depositing the notice in the 18 United States mails in a sealed envelope, postage prepaid, address d 19 to such person to be notified at his last known business or resi- 20 dence address, as the same appears in the public records or other 21 records pertaining to the matter to which notice is directed. 22 Service by mail shall be deemed to have been completed at the 23 time of depositing the notice at the Post Office. 24 Such notice shall state: 25 (a) The grounds for complaint or reasons for the revocation 26 or suspension of said license in clear and concise language; 27 (b) The time and place such hearing is to be given, the 28 same to be held within thirty (30) days of such notice. 29 If a verified complaint is required to be filed with 30 the City Council, or if the City Council shall have power to 31 initiate its own complaint, then a true and correct copy of such 32 complaint shall be served on the licensee in lieu of stating the -2l- 7 811 911 10 II nl! I 1211 1311 14 15 16\1 17 '1\ 1811 1911 2011 2111 Ii 22[1 I 231 ! 241 251 I 261 27)1 281 291 \ 301 I 31\ 'I 32 II II il I! Ii ;j 11 '.! Ii Ii II 'I 1!1 'I Ii " " 211 II 3'\ I I 41 I I 51 61 grounds of complainto However, notice of the time and place such hearing is to be held shall be served with such complaint. A notice or copy of a complaint shall be served or given to the licensee at least five (5) and not more than thirty (30) days prior to the date set for hearing. At the hearing, licensee shall be given an opportunity to be heard and defend himself and he may call for witnesses on his behalf. The City Council may continue hearings from time to time upon good cause being shown therefor. After conducting hearings, the City Council may suspend or revoke any license upon the terms and conditions as it shall determine in the exercise of a reasonable and sound discretiono SECTION 35: NOTIFICATION OF REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF LICENSE. The City Council shall orally, or in the manner provided by Section 34, notify licensee of any finding, suspension or revo- cation made by it or any conditions attached thereto. The City Councilor other persons having proper authority, after revoking or suspending any license, shall notify the City Clerk of such revocation or suspensiono Thereafter, no license may be issued by the City Clerk m any licensee to conduct, carry on, or engage in any business or to do any act for which such license was granted until a new license has been granted. SECTION 36: FAILURE TO PAY LICENSE FEE. tory license is required for the conduct of any business, i I I I professio~, I i Under the provisions of this Ordinance, whenever a regula- trade or occupation, or for the performance of any act upon which an occupational license tax is imposed by this Ordinance, or by any other Ordinance of the City of Vernon, the failure to pay such license fee will be a ground for the suspension of the license but the procedure outlined in Section 34 shall be followedo -22- Ii Ii ,I Ii ,I Ii I, 'I II I, Ii! 'I 21 .1 3'\ I, II 411 511 611 I' 71 i ell 91,1 ,. 10 I 111 I 'I 121i I' ,I 13' I 141 I. 1511 16 \\ 171\ 1811 II 19 !i I , , 201 21//' 'I I, 22 'I 2311 I 241 , i 251' I 261 i 27 i, 281 , 29\ 301 31\1 32\ I i I' ,I II H II " -(i SECTION 37: LICENSEE NOT TO ENGAGE IN BUSINESS WITH A SUSPENDED OR REVOKED LICENSE. No person whose license has been revoked or suspended, pur- suant to the provisions of Section 34 or any other provisions of this Ordinance, shall engage in or carryon any business or do any act having been permitted to be done with that license, during the period of the license's suspension or after its revocation, until a new license shall have been granted. SECTION 38: MISSTATEMENTS IN LICENSE APPLICATION. No person shall make any false, misleading or fraudulent statements or misrepresent any facts in any application for a license or in any notice or record required to be filed with the City Clerk, any officer, or other authorized persons of this City. ! In addition to any other penalties provided by this Ordinance, such conduct shall be the grounds for suspending or revoking any license issued to such persono SECTION 39: PERMIT FOR MOVING STRUCTURESo Before moving any structure upon and along the streets in the City of Vernon, a permit to do so must be secured from the City Clerk of said City. The sum of $50.00 must be deposited with said City Clerk, payable to the City of Vernon, for each and every structure to be moved. In the event that any damage is caused by the moving of said structure, the City Council shall have the power to order said damage to be repaired or replaced from the money deposited by the applicant and the balance may be returned In the event any damage i caused is greater than $50.00, the City of Vernon shall hare the I I I I I I Apart from the $50.00 deposit required as above, the permit I i fee for each structure moved into, in,or through the City of Vernon~ : after repairing or replacing said damageo right to collect any amount due them. shall be $25.00. o 0 0 0 0 -23- ii 'I II il I! ,I 1\ II II! !I II 211 II 3il I, 4!i 51:1 611 71 I ell 9 II 10 II I11j ! I 12 I 13/1 141 151 i 16\ i 17i 18! I I 1911 I, 20: , I I 211, i 221 I 23!\ ! 241 251 ! 261 I I 271 I 281 29\ I 301 I 31! I 32 [ II I' II II ,I II I, t! SECTION 40: REFUNDS BY CITY CLERK TO DISCONTINUING BUSINESSES. Upon proper application, the City Clerk shall have the authority to refund monies paid for business license fees to busi- nesses which have discontinued their operations in the City of Vernon during a calendar year. The amount of refund shall be pro- rated upon the basis of the quarters or fractions therof within the calendar year which said businesses operated in the City of Vernon. SECTION 4l: USED CAR AND AUTOMOBILE DEALERS. (a) Prerequisites For License. Bond Fee and Affidavit. Before receiving or acting upon an application for the granting of each license to a used car or automobile dealer, any applicant therefor must comply with the following requirements: (l) BOND. Applicant shall file with the City Clerk at the time of filing said application, a bond executed to the City of Vernon by a surety corporation duly authorized to do so, and i approved by the City Attorney. Said bond shall be joint and several, i and the penalty therefor shall be Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars' ($2,500000), which shall be conditioned to be paid to the City of Vernon and any person, insuring them against any loss or damage which may result to any person from any transaction involving the used motor vehicle by the dealer through failure to deliver a clear title to the person entitled thereto, within twenty-one (2l) days after final payment has been madeo Said bond shall not be void upon the first recovery, but may be sued upon and recovered upon from time to time by any person aggrieved, until the whole penal amount is exhausted 0 (2) AFFIDAVIT. An affidavit shall be signed by the appli- cant, showing that said applicant is to conduct his business at a fixed place where used motor vehicles are and will be displayed for sale. Said application for a license must be signed by the appli- canto If the applicant is a corporation, or a partnership, the -24- 41 51 I 611 71, II 811 91, II 10 I III I 1211 13il 1411 151 I I' 161 171 I I 18/1 II 191 2011 I, 2111 22 II 23 I 2LlI -I 251 I 261 I I 271 I I 281 I 291 I 30\ 311 32[1 " !I 'I I' ! i I 1.\ I 11 I 2: , i 31 same must be signed by duly authorized officers on behalf of the corporation, or by all members of the partnership, and the same must contain the addresses of all officers of the corporation or of all of the partners. (b) Investigation of Business. Upon receipt of said application, the City Clerk shall investigate, or have investigated, the character and business of applicant as specified in said application and, thereafter, may issde I , a license to applicant which shall be effective for the remaining portion of the current year. (c) Record of Sales. Every used car or automobile dealer shall keep a record of the purchases, consignments, sales and exchanges for each and every motor vehicle purchased, sold, consigned to be sold or exchanged by him, and said record at all times shall be open to the inspection of the Chief of Police or any Police Officer. Within forty-eight (48) hours after the purchase or receipt of such vehicle, used car or automobile dealers shall fill out and mail to the Chief of Police of the City of Vernon a full and complete report of such vehiclee For that purpose, said report shall be written on forms which are furnished by the Chief of Police and shall contain: (1) The name and address of the person from whom the vehicl+ ! was purchased or received; and (2) The make, State license number, serial number, style and seating capacity of any motor vehicle purchased or receivede (d) Record of Repossession. Every person who shall repossess any motor vehicle sold, exchanged,or financed by him shall make out and file$either in person or by authorized agent, a full and complete report of the repossession of such vehicle with the Chief of Police of the City , , ; of Vernon, and within forty-eight (48) hours after such repossessioni For that purpose, written forms shall be obtained from and -25- , i furnishe4l ,I I I I I j I l 1 by the said Chief of Police. 2 (e) Grounds and Procedure for Revocation of License. 3 In the event that any person holding a used c~r or auto- 4 mobile dealer license shall violate any of the provisions of this 5 Ordinance, or any provisions of any other Ordinances, or of any 6 law relating to or regulating such used automobile business, or 7 shall conduct or carryon such business in an unlawful manner, 8 the City Council shall have the power to suspend or revoke the 9 license issued for conducting or carrying on such businesso In 10 the event any license issued shall be revoked, pursuant to the 11 provisions of this Ordinance, then no license shall be granted to 12 that person to conduct or carryon such business within six (6) 13 months after the revocation. No license shall be revoked except 14 in the manner provided for in Sections 34 and 35 of this Ordinance 15 SECTION 42: JUNK, SECONDHAND METAL, RAGS, PAPER, 16 SECONDHAND STEEL, PIPE AND FITTINGS DEALERS. 17 (a) Prerequisites For Licenseo Bond, Fee and Affidavit. 18 (1) BOND. There shall be filed on behalf of said appli- 19 cant, with the City Clerk at the time of filing said application, 20 a bond executed on behalf of the City of Vernon by a surety 21 corporation duly authorized to execute same, said bond being sub- 22 ject to approval by the City Attorney. Said bond shall be joint 23 and several and the penalty shown thereof must be Two Thousand 24 Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), and must be conditioned to be 25 paid to the City of Vernon. Said bond shall insure the City of 26 Vernon against any loss or damage which may result to a person 27 from any transaction involving the sale of any commodity handled 28 by the licensee and through licensee's failure to deliver a clear 29 title to any person entitled thereto, immediately upon licensee's 30 receipt of a final payment for that commodity. Said bond shall 31 not be void upon first recovery but may be sued upon and recovered 32 upon from time to time by any person aggrieved until the whole -26- 1 penalty is exhausted; 2 (2) AFFIDAVIT. An affidavit shall be signed by the appli- 3 cant, showing that said applicant is to conduct his business at 4 a fixed place where his goods and wares will be displayed for 5 sale. This application for a license must be signed by the 6 applicant. If applicant is a corporation or a partnership, the 7 affidavit must be signed by a duly authorized officer on behalf 8 of the corporation or by all members of a partnership and it must 9 contain the addresses of all officers of the corporation or of 10 all of the partners. 11 (b) Investigation of Business of Applicant. 12 Upon receipt of said application, the City Clerk shall 13 investigate, or have investigated, the character and business of 14 applicant as specified in said applicationo Thereafter, he may 15 issue a license to applicant which shall be effective for the 16 remaining portion of the current year. 17 (c) Record of Sales. 18 Each licensee licensed under the provisions set forth in 19 Section 31, before the hour of lO:OO o'clock in the morning of 20 each Monday and Wednesday of the week, shall make out and deliver 21 to the Chief of Police of the City of Vernon, on a blank form to 22 be furnished by the licensee and approved by the Chief of Police, 23 or his duly authorized deputy, a full, true and complete report, 24 in the English language, of all goods, wares or merchandise pur- 25 chased since the filing of the last report. Said report shall 26 show the date each article was received or purchased, and the 27 true name andaddress of the person or persons by whom said articl 28 was sold, together with a description of that person or persons 29 as nearly as may be ascertained by the licensee. The description 30 required to be given of such person or persons shall show the 31 style of dress, height, age, sex, complexion, color of moustache 32 or beard [or both where the same are worn and if neither is worn said facts to be noted], together with a complete description of -27- I I I I i Ii i 21 i ! 31 I I I 41 I 51 6 7 811 911 1011 1.111 121: II 131 14 151 I 1611 I I 17i I 18/ , 191 II 201! il 21[1 'I 2211 I' 2311 2411 I 251 I i 26: II ')7 I N ' I 28\ I 291 I 30i 11 31\\ II 3211 Ii ij ij 11 l\ ;1 '1 II II each article purchased by the licensee. (d) Time for Disposal of Merchandise. It shall be unlawful for any licensee covered by the pro- visions of this Section to sell or otherwise dispose of any article or thing bought by him within one week after such article or thing! has been purchased. (e) Responsibility for Conduct of Employeeso Each person operating under the provisions of this Sec- tion or of any other Section of this Ordinance shall be held strictly responsible for the conduct of his employees insofar as sales and purchases are concerned. Any violation of this subsec- tion or of any other provision in this Ordinance, or of any law relating to or regulating such business or the conducting or carrying on of such business in an unlawful manner by a licensee, shall be deemed sufficient grounds to suspend and revoke any such license. No license shall be revoked except in a manner provided for in Sections 34 and 35 of this Ordinance 0 SECTION 43: PROHIBITED ACTS; VALIDITY OF ORDINANCE; VIOLATIONS A MISDEMEANOR; REPEAL OF CON- FLICTING ORDINANCES BUT SAVING CERTAIN CLAUSES THEREIN. (a) Prohibited Acts. Whenever in this Ordinance any act or omission is made unlawful, it shall include causing, permitting, aiding, abetting, suffering or concealing the fact of such act or omissiono (b) Validity of Ordinance. If any section, subsection, sentence clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unlawful by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the vali- dity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby declare that they would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, -28- I: I[ I[ 11 II II Ii ,I ll! I! 2!\ 311 411 Ii 511 'I 'I 61' 71 i eil 911 10 II [I :\ 11il Ii 1211 1311 I I 141 I 151' II jl 16\1 ! 17! i 1811 19\\ I , 201 i I 2111 2211 II 231 I I 24! i 25! i i 26! I I 271 i 28 29 301 I I 31 \I 32 il il !, il !I \\ I, i.l clause, phrase or portion thereof, regardless of the fact that anyone or more sections, subsections, clauses, phrases, or por- tions might be declared invalid or unconstitutional. (c) Violations a Misdemeanor. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any of the provisions, or to fail to comply with any of the requirements of this Ordinance. Any person violating any of the provisions, or failing to comply with any of the manda- tory requirements of this Ordinance, shall be guilty of a misde- meanor. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under the provisions, of this Ordinance, unless provision is otherwise herein made, shall be punished by paying a fine not exceeding Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00), or by imprisonment in the City Jail of the City of Vernon, or by imprisonment in the County Jail of the County of Los Angeles, whichever the committing magistrate directs, for a period not to exceed three (3) months, or by both such fine and imprison- ment. Each such person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of this Ordinance is committed, continued or permitted by that person who shall be punishable accordingly. In addition to the penalties hereinabove provided, any conditions caused or per- mitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed a public nuisance, and may be summarily abated as such by the City of Vernon. Each day that any such con- dition persists shall cause that condition to be regarded as a new and separate offense. (d) Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances But Saving Certain Clauses Therein. Ordinances Nos. 7l0, 735, 765, 770, 774, 775, 785 and 802 of the City of Vernon, and all other Ordinances or portions of Ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance No. 868 are hereby repealed, except as to violations of said Ordinances and offenses comitted before this Ordinance takes effect. As to such violations and offenses, and for the -29- 'I II I'i Ii II II Ii II I' 1,1 I' I: !i 21: II 3il I 4:1 II 1 'I 511 :11 I 8:1 9 il [' ,I 10 II 111 1 12/ 131 141 1511 'i 16': 17 1811 19\1 201 i 21/1 I 221 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 I 30i ! 311 , i 321 I I I: [/ !I Ii !.\ punishment of parties guilty thereof, and for the collection of any delinquent taxes, licenses, fees or penalties levied, assessed, due, or delinquent pursuant to the provisions thereof, the repealed provisions of said OrdinanceS shall continue to be in full force and effecto SECTION 44: EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDINANCE~ This Ordinance shall take effect for all purposes on the first (1st) day of January, 1977. SECTION 45: POSTING. There being no newspaper of general circulation printed, published and circulated in the City of Vernon, the City Clerk is hereby directed to certify to the passage of this Ordinance, and shall post the same, or cause the same to be posted, in three of the most public places in said City, to wit: the northwest corner of 38th Street and Santa Fe Avenue; the northeast corner of Leonis Boulevard and Pacific Boulevard; and on the bulletin board in the lobby of the City Hall of said City, located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, all in the City of Vernon, Los Angeles County, California. ADOPTED this 20thday of , 1976. October ~ . . B RG, Ma r -- of the City of Vernon ATTEST: F. Ao ZIEMER, City Clerk/ Director of Finance B' --- .L.,<.< . //}". .,' y -~;. "7,.d,e;/ ,j .:>>;,.-~._".-I.'" /' '/<. '.0 Tomalyn 'Buj'es, Deputy City Clerk / ; -~/ -30- 1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA 2i COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ) ss. ) :3 I 41 I, Y. A. ZIEMER, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do I 5 hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance, being Ordinance No. 6 868, was duly and regularly introduced at a regular meeting 71 of the City Council of the City of Vernon, held on October S, : 8 1976 , and thereafter finally adopted at a regular meeting 9 of said Ci ty Council held on October lq 10 following vote: , 1976 , by the 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 AYES: Councilmen: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, Ybarra NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: l'kCorrn iek F. A. Ziemer, City Clerk By':' _Ac / ~ . 'C ~.-ic~~ Deputy City Clerk 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 1 2 AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING 3 STATE OF CAL IFORNIA ) ) 4 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. ) 5 CITY OF VERNON ) 6 7 I, F. A. ZIEMER, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do 8 hereby certify that I did, on the 20th day of October 9 1976 , post three (3) copies of ORDINANCE NO. 868 10 (Business License Ordinance) one in each of the following 11 places, to wit: At the northwest corner of 38th Street and Santa I 12,'[ Fe Avenue, at the northeast corner of Leonis Boulevard and Pacific 13 Boulevard, and on the bulletin board in the lobby of the City Hall 141 of the City of Vernon, located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, all in 15 said City, there being no newspaper of general circulation printed 16 and published in the City of Vernon. 23 this 24 ...." 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 17 18 II 19 I I 20 21 22 Signed this 20th , 19 76 . day of October F. A. Ziemer, City Clerk / I /~ ,,// ,/1/;/ . / /1 Bv: /)/,,/1. de t/>~~~;Z, -? ///' ~ BRUC i ~;. MA LKENH 'OR ST '. '--- I Subscribed and sworn to before me Deputy City ~lerk , I I of Octoher , 19~. I I I Y of I I : \ I , ; "\ l. ~ ~ )\L I